Fixture for holding curtain rod brackets



June 24, 1958 c. H. MILLS FIXTURE FOR HOLDING CURTAIN ROD BRACKETS FiledMarch 5, 1956 INVENTOK (Ki Z655 A. M12475 2,840,335 Patented June 24,1958 FIXTURE FOR HOLDING CURTAIN ROD BRACKETS Charles H. Mills, JacksonHeights, N. Y.

ApplicationMarch 5, 1956, Serial No. 569,429

3 Claims. (Cl. 248261) This invention relates to fixtures for holdingcurtain rod brackets.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fixture forholding curtain rod brackets which eliminates the use of nails, screws,suction cups or adhesive and wherein the installation of the fixturerequires no drilling of holes or driving of nails into the plaster orwindow trim.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a fixture ofthe above type which is adaptable to any square edge window opening,which is easy to install and does not deface the wall or window trim,being adjustable to fit various width window openings.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a fixture for holdingcurtain rod brackets which is of simple construction, has a minimumnumber of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efficient in use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention;

Fig. 2 is a front perspective view thereof shown partly broken away;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view looking along the line 33 ofFig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing one of the end clamps;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the parts of theinvention; and

Fig. 6 is a front elevational view of the invention shown in operativeuse.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, 10 indicates generally. aconventional window having the usual frame 11, the inner edges of whichare indicated at 12, substantially as illustrated.

In the practice of my invention, a pair of end clamps indicatedgenerally at 13 are provided and include the rectangular front wall 14having a vertically elongated slot 15. The front wall 14 along theopposite vertical edges thereof is integrally formed with the flanges 16provided with the aligned vertically elongated slots 17, one of theflanges 16 at the bottom of its slot 17 being integrally formed with theinwardly extending flap 18, adapted to engage the edge 12 of the windowframe 11. Rubber facing 19 (Fig. 2) is secured to the portion of eachflap 18 adjacent the frame edge 12.

A first elongated rectangular bar 20 is integrally formed at one endwith the forwardly ofiset tongue 21 adapted to be slidably passedthrough the slots 17 of one of the end members 13, the lower edge of thebar 20 in spaced relationship to the offset end portion being integrallyformed at right angles thereto with the bottom wall 22 having thelongitudinally spaced elongated slots 23.

An angle bracket 24 of steel is riveted to the undersurface of thebottom wall 22 at the end thereof adjacent the tongue 21, the rivetslying flush with the respective 2 surfaces. The slots 23 are dimpled. Aneye bolt 25 is screw threaded through the depending portion, of theangle bracket 24 and terminates in the foot 26' adapted to bear on theflap 18 of the adjacent end member 13.

A second elongatedrectangular bar 27 adapted to abut the outer face ofthe bar 20 in overlapping relationship is formed with the forwardlyoffset tongue 28 at one end which is slidably received through the slot17 of the other end clamp 13, the bar 27 along its lower edge beingintegrally formed at right angles thereto with the bottom wall 29-whichunderlies the bottom wall 22 of bar 20 in overlapping relationship.Thebottom wall 29 terminates at the end thereof adjacent the end clamp13 in the depending flap 30 adapted to abut the outer face of the flap18- adjacent thereto (Fig. 5). The bottom wall 29 is provided withelongated longitudinally spaced slots 23' adapted to be aligned with theslots '23 of the bottom wall 22, these latter slots being dimpled (Fig.3') while these bottom walls are secured together in adjustablerelationship by means of the nut and bolt assemblies 31.

To install the fixture, the curtain rod brackets, not shown, are firstmounted on the end clamps 13 by means of small bolts, not shown, whichare positioned in the vertical slots 15, as will be obvious. The endclamps 13 are then slipped onto the tongues 28 of the bars 20 and 27.The bars 20 and 27 are then locked together by means of the nut and boltassemblies 31 so that the rubber faced flaps 18 of the end clamps 13just clear the sides 12 of the window frame opening 11. fixture is thenheld in place at the top of the window opening (Fig. 6) and the eye bolt25 is tightened to apply pressure against the flap 18 of one of the endclamps 13 which at the same time applies opposing pressure against theend flap of the other end clamp, thus holding the fixture tightly inplace.

The device may be formed from aluminum angle and channel bars. The slotsin the bottom walls 22 and 29 are dimpled so as to permit the heads ofthe nut and bolt assemblies 31 to lie flush therewith. The verticalslots 15 slidably receiving bolts 35 and nuts 35 will permit theleveling of the rod hangers. Thus, the fixture permits the leveling ofthe curtain rods should the window opening be out of plumb.

It should now be apparent that there has been provided a fixture forholding curtain rod brackets which requires no nails or screws whichwould otherwise deface the wall or window trim and which often fail tohold, especially where plaster is the only anchor substance. The fixturealso eliminates the patching of holes in plaster or trim whenredecorating, requires no special tools to install and permits thecurtains to be hung in a matter of minutes with no fuss or bother.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what isclaimed is:

1. A fixture for holding curtain rods comprising end clamp means adaptedto engage the inner vertical edges of the window frame above the window,means for mounting the curtain rods on said end clamp means, adjustablesupport means, said end clamp means being slidably supported upon theopposite ends of said support means, means for applying pressure to saidend clamp means to force the same against the inner edges of the Windowframe, each of said end clamp means comprising a front wall integrallyformed along the opposite vertical edges with a pair of flanges, saidflanges having vertically elongated aligned slots, said front wallhaving a vertically elongated slit, said means for mounting the curtainrods on said end clamps comprising bolt means positioned 3 l withinsaidvertically elongated front wall slots for engaging the curtain rodholders, said adjustable means for slidably mounting said end clampscomprising a first elon gated bar having an outwardly ofiset tongue atone end slidably received through said flange slots of one of said endclamps, the-innermost of the flanges of said end clamps having a flapextending away from said front 'walls and adapted to engage the inneredges of the window frame, said bar having abottom wall extending awayfrom said end clamp frontwalls at right angles thereto, a secondelongated bar having a forwardly oifset tongue portion at one endadapted to be received through the flange slots of the other of saidendclamps, said second bar along the lower edge being integrally formed atright angles thereto with a second bottom wall extending away from theend clamp front wall and underlying said first bottom wall, said firstand second bottom walls having elongated slots, and nut and boltassembly means within said slots for locking said bars together atadjustable lengths depending on the width of the window.

the end of said first-bottom wall adjacent the tongue pori r 1 a 4 tionof said first elongated bar and having a depending portion, an eye boltscrew threaded through the depending portion of said angle bracket andterminating in a foot member adapted to bear on the flap of the adjacentend clamp, and a second flap integrally formed at the other end of theother of said bottom walls at right angles thereto adapted to engage theflap of the other end clamp.

3. A fixture according to claim 2, including rubber facing on the innerfaces of said end clamp flaps in engagement with the edges of the Windowframe.

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